Pittsburgh's Action News 4's Courtney Fischer speaks with fire victim Jesse Moore who lost his wife in the fire yesterday in Wilkinsburg.

Pittsburgh's Action News 4's Courtney Fischer speaks with fire victim Jesse Moore who lost his wife in the fire yesterday in Wilkinsburg.

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Updated: 1:10 PM EDT Sep 12, 2014

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WEBVTT IT'S FREE AND EASY. SEARCH WTAE IN YOUR APPLE APP STORE. THE FIRE WAS INTENSE. A HOME BURNS WITH A WOMAN TRAPPED INSIDE THE HOME. THE VICTIM'S HUSBAND SAID SHE'S TRYING TO STAY STRONG FOR HIS DAUGHTERS BUT IT'S NOT EASY. ACTION NEWS COURTNEY FISHER WITH THE INTERVIEW YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON 4. Reporter: A DAY AFTER THE FIRE HAPPENED, YOU CAN SEE CREWS STILL BOARDING UP THE APARTMENT WHERE THEY LIVED. THE MOTHER OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY TRIED TO GET HER OUT BUT THE SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE TOO INTENSE. YOU CAN SEE IT DAMAGED ALL FIVE OF THE APARTMENTS IN THIS BUILDING. JESSE MOORE IS IN SHOCK. SHE WAS THE BEST WIFE A MAN COULD ASK FOR. Reporter: THE WOMAN HE LOVED FOR 18 YEARS WAS KILLED WHEN FIRE DESTROYED THEIR HOME. SHE WAS A GREAT PERSON, A GREAT MOM. SHE WAS A GREAT, GREAT MOM. THE BEST MOM ANYBODY COULD ASK FOR. Reporter: JESSE WAS AT WORK WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. HER 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL. HE TALKED TO HIS WIFE ON THE PHONE NOT EVEN 30 MINUTES BEFORE SHE DIED. YOU CAN SEE HIM HERE IN THE RED SHIRT HUGGING NEIGHBORS AFTER LEARNING WHAT HAPPENED. SHE CALLED ME AND ABOUT 2:26 SHE WAS GONE. IT'S DEVASTATING TO MY FAMILY. I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO DO THIS BUT I HAVE TO FOR MY DAUGHTER. Reporter: THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE LEFT ARE THE CLOTHES THEY'RE WEARING. NOTHING. EVERYTHING IS GONE. EVERYTHING. HER CLOTHES, EVERYTHING. Reporter: NOW JESSE SAID HE'S FOCUSSED ON BEING STRONG FOR HIS DAUGHTER NO MATTER HOW MUCH HE'S HURTING. I'M HER MOM AND DAD. I'M TRYING TO BE HER BEST FRIEND. HER MOM WAS HER BEST FRIEND. Reporter: THE FIRE MARSHALL STILL INVESTIGATING HOW THE FIRE STARTED. RED CROSS IS HELPING FOUR OTHER FAMILIES WHO WERE DISPLACED BIT

Fatal Fire Victim's Husband Trying to Stay Strong

Pittsburgh's Action News 4's Courtney Fischer speaks with fire victim Jesse Moore who lost his wife in the fire yesterday in Wilkinsburg.